Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
TWAS A MERRY cHR1srMAa,
How II was Celebrated by the
Mex,eans-At the Churches
Christmas Chimea.

Beginning Friday evening, Christ
mas was celebrated INCREASINGLY In
Mexico until the time the small
of Tuesday morning began to
grow larger. But the holiday ies.
tisities are by no means over, The
two weeks will witness
several elegant social affairs, TO be
topped off early in the new year by
q grand leap year ball, As usual,
the churches have been umstinted
in their preparations for the holt
day festivities and the older as we'll
as the younger members of the diff
ferent denominations in this city
have had a season of genuine en-
joyment. Our busy merchants have
no reason to complain of not hav-
ing been able to participate in any
of the Joys of Christmas-tide, as
their Golfers are now well-nigh full,
for who ever remembers of such
lavish expenditure of money for
Christmas nicknacks as on the oc-
casion just passed?
The church entertainments Sat-
urday evening have never been SUR
passed or even equalled in Mexico;
the ball Mondaynight was a magnifi-
cent affair and the social event of
the season; family reunions added
greatly to the pleasures of the day,
and strong sermons from the differ
ent pulpits of the city were listen
ed to by larger audiences Sunday.
AT THE CHURCHES.
Two beautiful trees were placed
in the auditorium of the Prone
made street NJ. E. Church, which
were loaded with presents for the
immense crowd which gathered
there on Saturday evening. An
orchestra furnished music until the
arrival of Santa Claus, from whom
kilograms were read at intervals,
the first coming from the Arctic
region, followed by one dated "a few
degrees south, until a message reach
ed the church announcing that Old
st. Nick was in the city and would
be ON hand in a moment. He
came through a window with a
flourish and jingle of bells, and the
little ones, if there were any, who
had been doubtful of the existence
of his majesty, doubted no more,
for Bob Hisey made a first-rate
Santa. Presents were distributed
right and left and the orchestra
furnished delightfpLmnsic. Down
staiss cables were prepared and a
crowd fully equal to the one above
did justice to the spread. The
Promenade Street M. E. Church
Christmas entertainment was a sue
cess.
A tull-rigged schooner, several
feetin length and breadth, touching
the ceiling overhead, moved about
the aisles of the Liberty Street NJ.
E. Church auditorium Saturday
evening. The entertainment was
novel, and the younger ones seem
ed to appreciate presents from the
mysterious hold of the ship fully
as much, if not more, than if they
were taken from a g~listening tree
in full view.
The second story of Easter &
Mason's grocery house was crowd.
| ed with members of the Sunday
. School of St. Paul's Episcopal
church last evening, and Mr.,
; Henry Easter made a most excel.
lent Santa Claus, coming sudden
ly into the oom down a chimney
and from a fire place of his owr
construction. He was loaded with
presents and the older as well as
the young folks present enjoyed
the affair hugely.
) The Promenade Street Baptis'
church folks gave a splendid
t entertainment last Monday even
5 ing. The festivities opened with
literary exercises, followed by taffy
! pulling and merry-making in thu
Sunday School room below.
4 Two rooms on South Jefferson
street.-the Steele buildings-wer'
S filled with friends of the Presby
i terrain church Monday eve. On
/. served as a play room for the Sun
Z. day School, while the other was
dining room where an elegant sup
per was served. The entertain
d ment was largely attended.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR CLUB PARTY.
g The grand Christmas party Mon
day night by the Junior and Senio
0 clubs, at the Ringo House, was
/, success. The music was. good, tn
!, supper vas good, and all had
r glorious time. The ladies appear
ed to advantage in full dress AM
K nothing was lacking to make thi
party the society event of the sea
son. Mexico should have at leas
four such parties every winter.
CHRISTMAS CHIMES.
Jimmie CARROTS friends came t,
the front in fine shape.
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